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Universe can't be infinite.
Re: Universe can't be infinite.
∴ 1/x = ~0/x
∴ 0 = ~0
As x->∞
All correct
∴ 0 = ~0
As x->∞
All correct
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Re: Universe can't be infinite.
What you have written makes no sense. You are not going to prove 1=0 no matter how hard you try.
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Re: Universe can't be infinite.
Listen snowflake.
These are YOUR AXIOMS.
Such are their consequences!
Find the error or acknowledge the contradiction!
I am NOT proving 1 = 0 (this is your strawman)
I am PROVING that 1 = ~ 0
Re: Universe can't be infinite.
It's your axiom that infinity exists.
∞ + 1 = ∞
1 = 0
It's your contradiction, not mine.
∞ + 1 = ∞
1 = 0
It's your contradiction, not mine.
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Re: Universe can't be infinite.
Lol. Denial is not just a river in Africa it seems.
Remember this post?
It's like I PREDICTED what will happen! Magic!TimeSeeker wrote: ↑Tue Nov 27, 2018 11:09 am Listen. In this entire exercise you are appealing to consistency. You are following the law of non-contradiction it seems.
Forget my argument - you are missing far too much background knowledge to get to my position.
Instead - I'll just drive you to a contradiction in your own position and leave you befuzzled to figure out how you got there.
You said lim x-> ∞ 1/x = ~0
Can you tell me what 1 * ~0 = ?
I didn't contradict ∞ + 1 = ∞. I asked you to forget it entirely.
I contradicted YOUR AXIOMS!!!!
lim x->∞ (1/x) = ~0
lim x->∞ (~0/x) = ~0
Do you remember when I told you that you are a hypocrite for even USING infinities. and you said "potential infinities are OK.". And I said 'No they aren't"?
Let me remind you. It happened over here:
TimeSeeker wrote: ↑Sun Nov 25, 2018 9:33 pm Do you reject mathematical equations which contain the symbol ∞ ? Asymptotic functions e.g lim x->∞ f(x) = 1
If you don't - you are a hypocrite.
So now I have contradicted your limit statements AND demonstrated your hypocrisy to the world and you are just flopping like a fish out of water.devans99 wrote: ↑Sun Nov 25, 2018 9:42 pm Not limit statements. Taking the limit as x tends to infinity can be defined purely in terms of potential infinity. The chief problem with taking a limit is that as actual infinity is never achieved (that's impossible) so a limit is by definition an approximation. So I'd suggest the use of the ~ rather than = as in:
lim 1/x as as >∞ ~ 0
Small errors like writing the above as = 0 can cause discrepancies further down the line. The use of the approximately equals sign helps to guard against such errors.
I think I am supposed to let you save face and preserve some dignity about here...
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Re: Universe can't be infinite.
There is no contraction. You just made an error evaluating a limit and erroneously arrived a 1=0.
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Re: Universe can't be infinite.
Look where I've highlighted the error in the above post with asterisks. lim x->∞ (1/x) is 0 not 1.TimeSeeker wrote: ↑Tue Nov 27, 2018 11:38 amActually! I look here/
lim x->∞ (1/x) = ~0 (2)
lim x->∞ ~0/x = ~0 (3)
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lim x->∞ (1/x) = lim x->∞ ~0/x
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1 = ~ 0
CONTRADICTION
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Re: Universe can't be infinite.
Strawman. Here is the full contradiction.
### Limit laws
lim(A) = lim(B)
∴ A = B
AXIOMS:
lim x->∞ (1/x) = ~0
lim x->∞ (~0/x) = ~0
From limit laws:
lim x->∞ (1/x) = lim x->∞ (~0/x)
∴ (1/x) = (~0/x)
∴ 1 = ~0
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Re: Universe can't be infinite.
School's out for today.
What happened to you is you fell for the range-precision trade-off when dealing with floatingpoint arithmetic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating-point_arithmetic
the lim x-> ∞ (1/x) = 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000<......∞.........>1
You gave up precision (by inventing ~0 - which is wrong in exactly the same way ∞ is wrong) and then it bit you in the ass.
What happened to you is you fell for the range-precision trade-off when dealing with floatingpoint arithmetic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating-point_arithmetic
the lim x-> ∞ (1/x) = 0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000<......∞.........>1
You gave up precision (by inventing ~0 - which is wrong in exactly the same way ∞ is wrong) and then it bit you in the ass.
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Re: Universe can't be infinite.
lim x->∞ (1/x) = lim x->∞ (~0/x)
∴ (1/x) = (~0/x)
∴ 1 = ~0
Just because something is equal in the limit, does not mean it is equal for all instances of x.
If I set x=2 then (1/x) = (~0/x) equal 1/2 ~ 0 which is nonsense.
Its only when I set x=∞ that we can say:
lim x->∞ (1/x) ~= lim x->∞ (~0/x)
All it implies is
0 ~= 0
∴ (1/x) = (~0/x)
∴ 1 = ~0
Just because something is equal in the limit, does not mean it is equal for all instances of x.
If I set x=2 then (1/x) = (~0/x) equal 1/2 ~ 0 which is nonsense.
Its only when I set x=∞ that we can say:
lim x->∞ (1/x) ~= lim x->∞ (~0/x)
All it implies is
0 ~= 0
Re: Universe can't be infinite.
For example:
lim x->∞ (1/x) = lim x->∞ ( 2/x)
But in general:
1/x <> 2/x
lim x->∞ (1/x) = lim x->∞ ( 2/x)
But in general:
1/x <> 2/x
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Re: Universe can't be infinite.
Apologeticsdevans99 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 27, 2018 12:38 pm lim x->∞ (1/x) = lim x->∞ (~0/x)
∴ (1/x) = (~0/x)
∴ 1 = ~0
Just because something is equal in the limit, does not mean it is equal for all instances of x.
If I set x=2 then (1/x) = (~0/x) equal 1/2 ~ 0 which is nonsense.
Its only when I set x=∞ that we can say:
lim x->∞ (1/x) ~= lim x->∞ (~0/x)
All it implies is
0 ~= 0
You just don't know when to stop digging, do you?
What does '~= ' mean ?